Adult and Child Visiting at Urban Jails: Perspectives on Visitation Experiences and Policies among Visitors and People in Jail

Jane A. Siegel; Laura Napolitano

doi:10.1177/00328855211010477

Adult and Child Visiting at Urban Jails: Perspectives on Visitation Experiences and Policies among Visitors and People in Jail

Jane A. Siegel, Laura Napolitano

Rutgers Camden, Sociology

Rutgers, The State University

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Abstract

Growth in the US incarcerated population over recent decades has brought a burgeoning body of research on parent-child visitations in correctional facilities. In contrast to this research, which has largely focused on prisons, this study reports survey results from over 900 visitors and incarcerated adults in an urban jail system. We center our attention on the commonality of children visiting jail incarcerated parents, the ways in which a jail system may facilitate or hamper the visitation process, and opinions on potential visiting policy modifications, including the use of video visiting. Implications for jail visitation policies are discussed.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	331-351
Number of pages	21
Journal	Prison Journal
Volume	101
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/00328855211010477
State	Published - Jun 2021

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Law

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children and families
jails
visiting

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